Typographical machine.



H. DBGENER.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1912.

1,115,181, Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

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HEINRICH IDEGENER, 0F BERLiN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR '10 lVIERGENTI-IALER 'LINO- 1 TYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

Original application filed October 6, 1911, Serial No. 653,128. Divided and this application filed November 26, 1912. Serial No. 733,581.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HEINRICH DEGENER, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at 26 Hollmannstrasse, Berlin, in the Ger man Empire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines, of which the following is a specification, being a division of an application filed by me onthe 6th day of October, 1911, Serial No. 653,128.

My invention relates to typographical composing machines, such as linotype machines of the general organization represented in Letters Patent of the United States, No. 436,532, to O. Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print and then assembled in line, the composed line transferred to the face of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter returned through a distributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started.

More particularly, the invention relates to the mold carrier or disk, which is ordinarily providedwithtwo or more molds of different size, any one of which may be brought into operative position, as desired. In ordinary practice, this disk is actuated by a pinionv which receives its motion from a pin or stud on a collar fast on the driving shaft; and in order to change the mold, it is necessary to shift the pinion forward by hand, thereby disengaging it from the driving pin or stud, and then to turn it rela tively to or independently of the shaft in order to rotate the disk and bring another mold into operative relation to the other parts, after which the pinion is againengaged with the pin. In order to avoid the inconvenience of this method of adjustment, 1 preferably employ a normally disengaged hand crank or equivalent device, arranged in such manner that its actuation serves both to draw the pinion forward and then to rotate it to adjust the disk, after which the crank or other member is automatically disengaged and remains at rest.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 have shown my improvements as employed in connection with the ordinary form of actuating means for the mold carrier, but obviously they may be employed in connection with other forms with similar efiect. It will also be understood that my improvements may themselves partake of diiferent embodiments, which will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to accord with the varying uses to which they may be put and still be comprised within the scope of the invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the im' proved means for effecting a change of mold; Fig. 2, a transverse section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a horizontal section on the line 33 of Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 4, a rear elevation ofa detail; and Fig. 5, a sectional side elevation of the driving pinion for the mold carrier.

1 is the mold carrier; 2, one of its molds; 3, its driving or actuating pinion loose on the driving shaft 4; 5, the clutch fast on the shaft 4 to hold the pinion 3 to the latter; 6, the clutching pin; 7, its socket in the pinion 3; 8, the introducing groove; and 9, the reengaging spring resilient between a shoulder 10 on the boss 11 of the actuating pinion and a shoulder 12 fast to the shaft 4. All the foregoing parts are substantially as heretofore.

23 is a hand crank fast 011 the front end of a countershaft 24 rotatable in a bracket 25 fast to the machine frame.

26 is a collar fast on the shaft 24- and having a cam surface 27 operative in the vertical plane.

28 is an arm pivoted on the bracket 25 and provided with two fingers 29, 30, carrying rollers. The finger 29 engages in an annular groove 31 in the periphery of the boss 11 and the finger 30 with the cam surface 27 with which it is kept in contact by the spring 9.

32 is a spur wheel loose upon the shaft 24 and in gear with the pinion 3. It has more teeth than the latter, the excess quantity being a whole number which is also an aliquot part of the quantity of teeth on the pinion 3. Thus, if the latter has2t teeth, the wheel 32 may have an excess quantity of four, 2'. 6., of one siXth28 in all. There is a clutch between the shaft 24 and the wheel 32 consisting of a pin wheel 33 fast on the said wheel and having a pin 34 for each aliquot part of the number of teeth a the resilience of; a. sp hng 37;

in the wheel 32, the respective aliquot part (4 teeth) or a total of seven pins (Fig? 4), each pin being positioned after the respective aliquot part (4; teeth).

35 is a clutching finger fast on a slide 3.6 working in a slot 36 in the collar 26 parallel with the axis of the latter and having the same radius as the pins 34. The pres ence of the finger in the recess of the cam surface 27, keeps the finger out or engagement with the pin wheel 33, against ws A roe. tation of, the hand crank 23; in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1, makes the right-hand rise of: the. cam surface 2'? swing the arm 28. to the front farenough to disengage the pinion 3,fron1the clutchingpin 5 and, there.- fore,.fro1n the. driving mechanism of the machine, against the resilience of the. spring 9, while the spring 37 pulls thefinger into engagement; with the next pin (Fig. 4;)

The. improvement, acts as folio.

on the pin wheel 33' thereby locking the i wheel 32 to the said crank. The completion of; the rotation ofthe latter, turns the pinion 3through one rotation, bringing its socket 7 oppositethe pin (Send the cam surface 27 opposite, the finger: 30;, whereupon the spring 9. reengages; the pinion 3; withv t e i i g fi iha l s n Of th ma hine 1 and also thefinger 30 in the. recess in the cam surface 27, making the said finger disengage the finger 35. from the pin wheel 38.

I Having thus described invention, its construction and'mode of operation, What- I claim and desire. to secure by: Letters Patent of, theUnited States; is as follows:

1. In a type bar casting machine, the combination witha mold carrieradapted to be equipped with a plurality ofmo-lds, itsdrivpinion, the driving mechanism of the machine, and a. clutchbetween the said pin: ion and mechanism, of a hand, crank andv means by which the continued movement. of said crank in the same direction, firstly, opens the said clutch and. secondly, by'turning the said pinion, effects a change of 'mold.

2-. In a typebar casting machine, the combination with a mold carrier adapted to be equipped with a. plurality of molds, its driving pinion, and driving mechanism of the machine, and a, clutch between the said pinion and mechanism, of a hand crank and; means by which one revolution of the said crank, firstly, opens. the said clutch and sec ondl-y, turns the said pinion through one revolution thereby effecting. a change of mold.

3, Ina type bar casting machine, theconn bination with. a moldca-rrier adapted to be equipped with a. plurality of molds, it-sdriving pinion, the. driving mechanism; of the machine, and' a clutch between the said pinion and mechanism, of a hand crank, a. shaft upon which. the crankis mounted, a; gear wheel loose upon the shaft thereof and in direct mesh with the said driving pinion, means by which the first portion of -the movement of the crank and its shaft opens thesaid clutch and means by which the gear Wheel on the sha t of the hand crank is held to, it.

4. In a type bar casting machine, the combinationwith a mold 'c'arrier adapted tobe equipped with a plurality of molds, its driving pinion, the driving mechanism of the machine, and a clutch between the saidpinion andmechanism, of a handacrank, a shaft upon which said; crank is, mounted, a wheel loose on the shaft-thereof in, gear with the said driving. pinion and carrying a definite quantity of teeth, more than the latter-,a

clutch operative between the, said; shaft-and loose. wheel, and means. for closing the said clutch as soon as thecrank; has beenturned through an arc equal to the saidquantity of teeth. 1

5;, In; a. typographicalmachine, the coin,- binationof a movable mold; carrier, driving means for moving the carrier in theordi- Enar operation of the machine, actuating imechanism connected thereto,.and manualdevices, normally disconnected; from the driving means, and operable first to break, said actuating connection and thereafter tooperate the driving means to adjnstthe ear; rier to a different position. g (3. In atypographical machine, the comb1- ination of a rotary mold carrier, adriving; 1 pinion for rotating the carrier-in the ordis lnary operation; ofthe machine, a shaft; for the driving pinion, manually rotatable .de- ,vices; normally disconnected from the drivi i-ng pinion for operating'it at 'will to; adjust l the carrier to a different-position, and means 1 whereby the rotation of said devices will break the connection between the pinion and shaftand establish a connection betweenthe @pinion; and; the said devices. r v 7;. In, a typographical machine, thecoinbie nation of a movable mold carrier, driving means for moving the carrier in the ordinary. operation of the machine, actuating mecha nism connected thereto, manually operable devices, normally disconnected from the drivingwmeans, for operating themat will tov adjust the carrier, to a different position, and- 1 means whereby the operation of said devices will break said actuating connection and es.- tablish a connection between the driving meansand the said devices. I

8; a typographical machine, the combi.- nation of; a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor, and adjusting devices serving by a single movement in the same direction first to break the connection between. the carrier andits. driving means and there. after to adjust thecarrier. to a different position. a

9,. In a; typographical machine,the

nation of a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor, and rotary devices serving by their continued rotation first to break the actuating connection between the carrier and its driving means and thereafter to alter the position of the carrier.

10. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor, and adjusting devices serving by their continued movement in the same direction first to break the driving connection between the carrier and its driving means and thereafter to operate the said driving means to adjust the mold carrier to a different position.

11. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor, and rotary devices serving by their continued rotation first to break the driving connection between the carrier and its driving means and thereafter to operate the driving means to alter the position of the carrier.

12. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor, actuating mechanism connected thereto, and manual devices capable of moving relatively to and of moving conjointly with the said driving means, and adapted by said relative movement to break the said actuating connection, and by said conjoint movement to operate the driving means to alter the position of the carrier.

13. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means therefor comprising a driving pinion, and rotary devices capable of rotating relatively to and of rotating conjointly with the driving pinion, and adapted by said relative rotation to break the driving connection be tween the carrier and the driving means, and by said conjoint rotation to operate the pinion to alter the position of the carrier.

14:. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means for moving the carrier in the ordinary operation of the machine, and independent manual devices, normally at rest, for operating the driving means at will to adjust the carrier to a different position, together with means to restore said devices to their normal position of rest after said adjustment has been effected.

15. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable mold carrier, driving means for moving the carrier in the ordinary operation of the machine, and manual-devices normally disconnected from the driving means and adapted to be connected thereto at will so as to operate the same to adjust the mold carrier to a different position, together with means tending constantly to disconnect said devices from the driving means.

16. In a typographical machine, the combination of a mold carrier, driving means therefor comprising a shaft and actuating pinion, the said pinion being rotatable independently of the shaft to alter the position of the carrier, a loosely-mounted ad justing pinion meshing directly with the actuating pinion, and manual devices for operating the adjusting pinion at will to effect the aforesaid independent rotation of the driving pinion.

17. In a typographical machine, the combination of a mold carrier, driving means therefor comprising a driving pinion, a loosely-mounted adjusting pinion meshing with the driving pinion, and manuallyoperated devices to break the driving connection between the carrier and the driving means and to operate the adjusting pinion so as to alter the position of the carrier through the medium of the driving pinion.

18. In a typographical machine, the co1nbination of a mold carrier, driving means therefor comprising a driving pinion, a loosely-mounted adjusting pinion meshing with the driving pinion, and rotary devices serving by their rotation first to break the driving connection between the carrier and the driving means, and thereafter to establish a connection between themselves and the adjusting pinion, so as to adjust the mold carrier through the medium of the driving pinion.

19. In a typographical machine, the combination of a mold carrier, driving means therefor comprising a shaft and actuating pinion, a clutch between said shaft and pinion, a second shaft, an adjusting pinion loosely mounted thereon and meshing directly with the driving pinion, a clutch be tween said second shaft and adjusting pinion, and means whereby the opening of one of the clutches eflects the closing of the other.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand this 8th day of November, 1912, in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

HEINRICH DEGENER.

\Vitnesses HENRY HAsrnn, WOLDEMAR I-IAUr'r.

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